Summer of 2002 Golden!

The East Bay Judo Institute of El Cerrito, California, proved itself to be the toughest dojo in the country
at the 2002 US Judo Federation Jr., Youth, Team, and Kata National Championships held 5-8 July 2002 in Sacramento,
California. Over 771 contestants from all over the U.S. competed in divisions for ages 7 through 19. The top five
dojos with the highest medal counts in the Juvenile A, B, and C divisions were as follows:

Dojo

Location

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

East Bay Judo Institute

El Cerrito, CA

5

2

2

9

Sanshi Judo Club

San Diego, CA

3

3

1

7

Jason Morris Judo Club

Albany, NY

3

0

0

3

Hayastan

Los Angeles, CA

2

2

1

5

Venice Judo Club

Los Angeles, CA

2

1

2

5

Taking medals for East Bay were the following athletes:

Veronica Castillo

Gold

Jessica Hsieh

Gold

Stephanie Hata

Gold

Marija Djokic

Gold

Molly O’Rourke

Gold

Marti Malloy

Silver (2 – in two divisions)

Jessica Hsieh

Bronze

Dale Hata Bronze

The East Bay Judo Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the teaching of Kodokan Judo.
It’s head instructor is Dr. David Matsumoto, 6th degree black belt. For information about classes, schedules,
location, and contact information, see www.ebji.org or call 510-237-0607.